Cougar Annie

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Cougar Annie was a pioneer who settled near Hesquiat Harbour in Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. Born Ada Annie Rae-Arthur, she moved to the land in 1915 with the first of her four husbands, and three small children. She gave birth to eight more children in this remote location. She acquired her nickname because of her famed marksmanship. She shot dozens of cougars during her long life.

With little help, Annie cleared five acres of her land and planted a sprawling garden. The garden was a source of income throughout her life, as she sold bulbs and plants by mail. She also operated a general store and post office from her plot of land.

Annie rarely left her property, where she lived until her nineties. Ailing and mostly blind, she was removed to Port Alberni, where she died.

Local resident Peter Buckland recovered Cougar Annie's garden. He has established the non-profit Boat Basin Foundation, which manages the garden and runs the Temperate Rainforest Field Study Centre which has been built on a ridge overlooking the garden.

External links

• [Boat Basin Foundation]

 

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